Right at 98.

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The wind, again, came up.  It is moving residual heat off.  A flaming wind, to anyone in the way of it, or anything.  I am sure it is scalping every bit of moisture off of everything in it's path, but it is keeping it from pushing over the hundred mark.  As... if a few points would matter.  Not sure the wind, at this point, is doing us a favor?

The rabbits are hanging in, so far.  The ducks are fine.  Rain, shine, hot, cold, wet, dry, windy, or whatnot, the ducks just don't care.  The rabbits... hanging in... just.  I really didn't want to refresh their bottles, but... yes.  I think I will.  After I cool just a bit from having done some rounds out there.  I was looking for Sam.

After I got in, Sam found me.  Hungry, she says.  All good, as long as she is in, or well.  I think it is finally too hot for her.  She has ways, and places, but with this wind, and this heat, there really isn't a place.  I'll feed the girls first, and neaten their litter as well.  HOT!

The water bottles will be all, though I may let the water run for the ducks while doing the bottles.  I do enjoy my critters.  As much as possible, I see them as friends.  Live off them?  Lived off my parents, siblings at times, taxpayers and others.  Not... exactly the same, but from the blood, toil, sweat... it's... similar.  And, they live off of me, as well.  More than friends, of a sort.  Family, in a small way.

Best get to it.  Ugh.  It's 83 in the front room, 76 in the middle room, and cooler in the back, by a bit... 72... 74 maybe.  Still, given the blast furnace that is the outside, not bad.  I'll turn the ac on upstairs, get the fans situated, then feed the cats and tend the rabbits.  Then a nap.  Good afternoon and day.